Milking-pail



(No Model.)

T. J. PEARSON.

MILKING FAIL.

No. 595,001. Patented Deo.7,1897.

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THOMAS J. PEARSON, OF VIENNA, VIRGINIA.

iVllLKING-PAIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,001, dated December 7, 1897.

Application tiled April9,1896. Serial No. 586,845. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. PEARSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vienna, in the county of Fairfax and State of Virginia, have invented a new7 and useful Milking or Dairy Pail, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to milking-pails; and it has for its object to provide an attachment for pails of this character to facilitate the holding of the pail firmly on and between the knees of the milker or operator to prevent slipping by reason of the weight of the pail and contents or displacement by jar due to the movements of the cow. I

lVith this object in view the invention consists in the attachment to opposite sides of a milking-pail of the peculiarly-formed holders hereinafter fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a milking-pail fitted with holders constructed in accordance with this invention, the pail being shown supported in operative position. Fig. 2 is a detail in perspective of one of the holders detached. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view showing the connection of the bail with the holders.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l designates an ordinary milking-pail, to dia- Inetrically opposite sides of which are adapted to be attached the oppositely-located holders 2, which are preferably constructed independently of the pail and may be secured thereto by solder or other suitable fastening means. The oppositely-located holders 2 are iitted to the exterior of the pail and disposed longitudinally thereof, each of said holders having a straight bar portion 5,for1ned with a rounded outer face, and a pair of outwardly-disposed upper and lower jaws 3 and Il, respectively. The upper and lower jaws 3 and i are projected, respectively, from the opposite extremities of the straight bar portion 5 and are provided with inner angular faces adapted to have a wedging it on the leg of the niilker, whereby a displacement of the pail from between the legs of the milker from ordinary causes is entirely obviated. It will further be observed in connection with the jaws 3 and i that the latter not only serve to have a wedging grip or iit on the leg, but positively prevent the upward or downward displacement of the pail, and it will also be noted that the straight bar portion 5 of each holder serves to distribute the inward pressure of the knee of the milker and at the same time stiffens the side of the pail to prevent inward bending thereof.

In the drawings the bail of the pail is illustrated as being provided with terminal trunnions 6, mounted in bearing-openings formed in the upper ends of the holders 2, such construction insuring greater strength than can be secured by the use of the ordinary bailears; but it will be understood that this arrangement is not indispensable, as the holders 2 may be applied to a pail already provided with a bail.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- An attachment for milking-pails, comprising a pair of oppositely-located holders iitted to the exterior of the pail and disposed longitudinally thereof, each of said holders having a straight bar portion with a rounded outer face, and a pair of outwardly-disposed upper and lower jaws 3 and 4, projected from the extremities of said bar portion and provided with inner angular faces adapted to have a wedging t on the leg of the milker, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS J. PEARSON.

Vitnesses:

PHILIP B. NoUEsE, J. M. NEwLoN. 

